Start with a circle whose equation is (x – a)^2 + (y – b)^2 = r^2. Dilate that circle by a scale factor of with center of dilation (a, b). What does this transformation demonstrate?

This law is sometimes called the grouping property. as you can see, regardless of how the numbers are grouped, the answer is still 13. the associative law of multiplication is similar to the same law for addition. it says that no matter how you group numbers you are multiplying together, you will get the same answer.